Electric-candle socket



M. HEHSKOVITZ. ELECTRIC CANDLE SOCKET.

APPLICATIONv FILED MAY l. 1919. y

Patented Nov. EL, w21,

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MAX HERSKOVTZ, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T0 PEE-BLESS IiGI-'lCOMGAN. 0F CHIGAGO, ILLINOIS, A, CORPORATION OF MANE.

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T 0 @ZZ culto/m 'it may concern Be it known that l, ivix Hnnenovirz, acitizen of the United Sta-tes, residing atv Chicago, in the county ofCook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful lmprovementin Electric-Candle Sockets, of which the following is a Specification.

`My invention relates more particularly to improvements in socketstructures foi vreceiving electric lamps, which are made of such formand appearance as to simulate a candle; and my object is to provide anovel, simple, and economical construction of this general character.

Referring to the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a view in vertical sectional elevation of a candle-socketstructure embodying myv invention, certain parts being shown vFig. 2 isa similar view of a modiiication thereof. Fig. 3 is a perspective Viewof one -of the members of the structure of Fig. 1; and Fig. e, a similarview of the corresponding member of the modified construction shown inFig. 2.

Referring more particularly to Figs. 1

and 3, the main supporting structure of the socket is represented at 5,this member being in the forni of a yoke with its are spaced apart,rising upwardly from the cross-piece i at its lower end. This yoke ispreferably made vfrom sheet metal bent into crosswise-exbeing preferablyof enlarged diameterl as represented in Fig. 3 and containing anaperture 8 therethrough which formed by punchingl a hole in the section7 and drawing' the metal upwardly to form the annular flange 8 surrounding the opening 8, the latter being threaded to adapt the yoke 5 tobe screwed upon the upper end of a supporting member 9, as for example al'iracket-pipe extending from a wall and through which theelectriccurrent-comlucting wires extend to the cane die-socket, thewires being represented at 10 and 11. The upper ends of the arms 6 areadapted for attachment to the cylindrical casing 12, which may be offiber or any other suitable insulating material, this connection beingmade preferably by means of prongs 13 cut from the metal of the arms 6and tending through slots in the lower portion ofthe casing 12, the endsof'these prongs being then bent against the outer side of theSpecification of Letters lPatent.

arms l5, which Patented Nov. 15, 1912.11..

Application filed Ill/:lay 1, 1919. Serial o. 293,957.

casing 12 to rigidly cla `ip the yoke to the casing. rlhe casing Vl2 ispreferably formed of two cylindrical sections 12u and l2". the section12 tivjhtly fitting inside the section 12EL at the lower end ofthelatter to reinforce this part of the casing, the prongs 13 extendingthrough both of these sections. Extending into the upper portion of thecasing 12 and secured therein, preferably by screwing into a thread 2Son the section 12a, is a threaded metal shell lo adapted to have anelectric lamp screwed into it. this shell carrying at lower end aninsulating disk 1T simporting a center electrical Contact 18. wires 1()and l1 connect, respectively, with the shell lli and contact 18.' inpractiw. it is preferred that the entire candle socket structure beprovided with relatively short wires c onnectcdto the shell 11' andcenter contact 1S so that in assembling thc socket with asupporting.structure. as for example the pipe fl, the electricconnections between the shell 1G and center contact- 18 may be made withthe electric wires in the bracket El by merely splicing the wires asindicated at li). The socket structure described is preferably providedas a unitary structure and in assembling it with a support, as forexample the bracket il. the socket structure would be surrounded by atube, for example that represented at 2l). of a shape and color torepresent the body of a candle, this tube being supi korted in anysuitable way, as for example by a cup 2l surrounding the upper end ofthe pipe i) and presenting an annular seat 22 at its upper marginal edgeinto which the lower` end of the tube 2() extends, alamp-shade-supporting member 23, if desired. being also ,supported onthe upper end of the bracket i). As shown the ornamental saucer-shapedpart 23 rests upon a. bead 2l provided on the upper end of the bracket.and the cup 2l in turn upon the part 23.

The construction illustrated in Fig. A3 is substantially the same asthat shown in Fig. 1 except for the connection of the arms (3 of theyoke 5. with the lower end of the por` tion 12. ln this constructionprovision is made for adjusting the member 12 and the parts carriedthereby, in a vertical direction, and this is accomplished preferably byslottingthe upper ends of the arms lengt-hwise as indica-ted at 25. andthrough which slots the screws 26, which nscrew into'- openings 27 inthe member 12, extend. If desired a ring 28 may be located at the inner"surface of the lowerend of the member l2 and the screws 26 screw intothis ring. It will be understood from the foregoing that by looseningthe screwsv 26 the member 12 may be adjusted up and down on the yoke asdesired and lheld in such adjusted position by tightening these screws.

.By constructing a candle socket structure in accordance with myinvention, a rigid, durable andeconomical structure may be produced andone complying with all the requirements of use.

Itis preferred in practice to introduce cement preferably having currentinsulating properties into the casing 12 as lrepresented at 29, to embedthe electric-wires and preferably to stiften the casing 12 and arms 6.

While I have .illustrated and described certain particular constructionsin which my invention is embodied, I do not wish to be understood asintending to limit it thereto,

.as the same may be variously modified and altered without departingvfrom the spirit of 'my invention.

e What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters atent is:

1. In an electric socket structure', the combination of a. screw shelland a center contact, a casing of fibrous pierceable insulating materiallin which said shell is located,

u supportingr member having, one of its ends' titious insulating andembedding material equipped'with means for piercing 'said shell andprovided at its opposite end with an apertured portion for attachment toa 'support and electric-current conducting wires extending'therethrough, whereby said iell may be supported at a predeterminedheight.

2. In an electric socket structure, the coinbination of a screw shelland a center contact, a casing of brous pierceable insulating materialin which said shell is located,

and a supporting member of yoke form having its free en ds equipped withmeans for piercing said shell, the opposite end oflsaid yoke containingan aperture for attachment to a support and electric-current conductingwires extending therethrough, whereby said shell may be supported at apredetermined height.

- 3. In an electric socket structure,`the comhination of a tube offibrous pierceable ins iilating material, a `screw shell and acentercontact solidly secured in'said tube, with said tube surrounding saidshell, and an arm attac-hed at one end directly to s'aid tube byshell-piercing means carried thereby, and provided at its opposite endswith means for attaching it to a fixture.

4. In an electric socket structure, the com? bination of a tube o-ffibrous pierceable insulating material, a screw shell and a centercontact. solidly secured in said tube, with said tube surroundingsaid'sliell, an arm attached one end directiy to said tube 'byshell-piercing means carried thereby, and

provided at its opposite ends with means for attaching it to a fixture,and wire leads attaclied to said shell and center contact and.

extending through the lower end of 'said tube.

An electric socket lstructure comprising, in combination, a screw shelland a center contact. a casing of pierceable insulating inatei-.ialinclosing said shell, a supporting member provided at vone-'end withprongs for piercing said casing, and means for Se.- curing said screwtogether.

6. In an electric socket structure, in com@ bination, a' fibrouspierceiible 'insulating cylinder, a screw shell within said cylinder, a.center contact member, current conducting members, and a cementitioiisinsulating and ducting members to insulate the same and stiften thestructure.

7. In an electric socket structure, in combination. a fibrous pierceableinsulatingcylinder,'a screw shell, a center contact member,current-conducting members, and `zi cemenbination, an inner tiibe.'ascrew shell adjashell and outer casing..

4embedding material surroundingr said concent the end portion otsaidtube, currentconducting members in the tube, cementitious insulatingand embedding within the t-ibe and surrounding said con- 'ductingmembers to insulate the saine and stiften-the Structure,- and an outertube of fibrous pierceable insulating material surrounding said innertiibe and extending beyond the latter and en aginfr the screw shell.

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